Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must take a stand against petty or protracted hostility between girls. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts to genuine friendship. Relationships are built over time. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
From childhood to adolescence, girls face mixed messages about displaying power and authority. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
The Internet foments outrageous behavior in part because it is a 'gray area' for social interactions. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
When I went to prom in the early 1990s, I seesawed between my wish to get asked by the right guy and ride in… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay for a while, and give us a deeper understanding of what is… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
My experience is that aggression is a universal trait in human beings - girls feel it in any sort of environment, same-sex or co-ed. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
In the age of girl power, we're loath to send a message of surrender to our girls. To the contrary: we've doubled down on… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
You might be thinking that some people are just naturally good at speaking up, and others just aren't - game over. Not true. Speaking… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home. What happens… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had. I was… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
A girl's social networking profile is a persona she constructs, a photoshopped billboard on the information superhighway. It also offers a salve for the… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
You don't learn how to say 'hey, I have a problem,' but you also don't learn how to hear it. There's a total breakdown… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
